Financial Ombudsman report shows a rise in Payday complaints

4th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

The Financial Ombudsman (FOS) has published it’s latest complaints data for the second quarter of the financial year 2016/17.  The complaints data shows a rise in issues with payday loans. Between, April and September 2016, the Ombudsman received over 5,000 payday loan complaints, compared to 3,200 between April 2015 and March 2016. There has also been…

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FCA to improve competition in the current account market

4th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced that it will take action to improve competition in the current account market. This follows a series of recommendations which were proposed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as part of its investigation into retail banking. Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the…

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Central Trust appoints Regulatory Consultant

4th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

Central Trust has announced the appointment of a Regulatory Consultant to its board of directors. Jane McMahon has joined the second charge mortgage lender as a regulatory consultant. As well as Central Trust, McMahon has also been appointed as regulatory consultant for Central Trust Syndicate Number One Limited, Central Loans Limited, Commercial Trust Limited and…

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Lindorff announces double digit growth

4th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

Lindorff has announced a strong a strong performance in Q3 2016. Net revenue in the quarter was EUR 167m, an increase of 26 percent compared to the same quarter last year, and adjusted EBITDA excluding non-recurring items was up 32 percent to EUR 110m compared to the same quarter last year. The growth was driven…

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